LAMAR

MISSST

Smith's double-double helps Mississippi St. beat Lamar 75-60

AP
Dec 02, 2021

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Tolu Smith scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Mississippi State Bulldogs pulled away early in the second half for a 75-60 victory over Lamar Cardinals on Thursday night.

It was Smith's 10th career double-double for Mississippi State (6-1), which returned home after an 82-71 overtime win against Richmond at the Bahamas Championship in the third-place game. The Bulldogs host undefeated Minnesota (6-0) on Sunday.

Iverson Molinar scored 17 points to lead the Bulldogs. Rocket Watts added 15 points and Garrison Brooks had 10. Molinar and Watts each had three of Bulldogs' seven 3-pointers.

Watts made consecutive 3-pointers to spark a 13-2 run and the Bulldogs led 62-43 with about seven minutes left.

C.J. Roberts scored 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting to lead Lamar (1-7). Davion Buster made three 3-pointers and finished with 17 points.

The Bulldogs shot 52% (13 of 25) in the first half and built a 38-30 halftime advantage. Lamar pulled to 38-32 on a Roberts jumper to open the second but didn't get closer.

It was the first meeting between the teams.

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1st Half
LAM
Cardinals
30
MSST
Bulldogs
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Deiman Reyes vs. Tolu Smith (Shakeel Moore gains possession)
19:46		Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball) (Davion Buster steals)
19:22		Mason Senigaur offensive rebound
19:16		Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
19:15		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
19:12		Ellis Jefferson personal foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
19:01	+2	Garrison Brooks makes two point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists)	0-2
18:30	+2	C.J. Roberts makes two point layup	2-2
18:20	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot	2-4
18:01		Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
17:59		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
17:54	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)	2-6
17:22		Shakeel Moore blocks C.J. Roberts's two point jump shot
17:20		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
17:10		Deiman Reyes personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
17:04		Mason Senigaur shooting foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
17:04	+1	Garrison Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-7
17:04	+1	Garrison Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-8
16:45		Iverson Molinar personal foul (Davion Buster draws the foul)
16:37		C.J. Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Shakeel Moore steals)
16:16	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)	2-11
15:49	+2	Clayton Carpenter makes two point hook shot	4-11
15:35	+3	Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	4-14
15:02		Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
15:00		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
14:51		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
14:49		Mason Senigaur defensive rebound
14:43		Ellis Jefferson misses two point jump shot
14:41		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
14:41		Clayton Carpenter personal foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
14:41		TV timeout
14:21	+2	Rocket Watts makes two point floating jump shot	4-16
14:04		Ellis Jefferson turnover (bad pass)
13:49		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
13:47		Lincoln Smith defensive rebound
13:18	+3	C.J. Roberts makes three point jump shot	7-16
12:57		Andersson Garcia misses three point jump shot
12:55		Ellis Jefferson defensive rebound
12:47		Avontez Ledet misses three point jump shot
12:45		Rocket Watts defensive rebound
12:32		Rocket Watts turnover (bad pass)
12:26	+2	Davion Buster makes two point jump shot (Ellis Jefferson assists)	9-16
11:59		Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
11:57		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
11:51		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass)
11:51		TV timeout
11:30		Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
11:28		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:10	+3	Rocket Watts makes three point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)	9-19
10:21		Rocket Watts misses two point jump shot
10:19		Bulldogs offensive rebound
10:15	+2	Rocket Watts makes two point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	11-21
10:01		Javian Davis blocks Davion Buster's two point layup
9:41		Mason Senigaur misses two point jump shot
9:41		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
9:36	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-23
9:23		Davion Buster offensive rebound
9:00		D.J. Jeffries offensive rebound
9:00		Deiman Reyes personal foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
8:50		Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
8:40		D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot
8:38		Ellis Jefferson defensive rebound
8:29	+3	Davion Buster makes three point jump shot (Ellis Jefferson assists)	16-23
8:02		Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
8:00		Mason Senigaur defensive rebound
7:33		C.J. Roberts turnover (lost ball) (Tolu Smith steals)
7:26	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point alley-oop dunk (Shakeel Moore assists)	16-25
6:54		D.J. Jeffries blocks Davion Buster's two point jump shot
6:53		Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:37		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
6:37		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
6:35		Clayton Carpenter defensive rebound
6:31	+2	Davion Buster makes two point layup	18-25
6:07	+2	Garrison Brooks makes two point hook shot	18-27
5:48		Shakeel Moore personal foul (Ellis Jefferson draws the foul)
5:36		C.J. Roberts misses two point layup
5:34		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
5:34		Mason Senigaur personal foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
5:34	+1	Garrison Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-28
5:34	+1	Garrison Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-29
5:13	+3	Davion Buster makes three point jump shot (Lincoln Smith assists)	21-29
4:52	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point jump shot	21-31
4:29	+2	Clayton Carpenter makes two point hook shot	23-31
4:02		C.J. Roberts blocks Cam Carter's two point layup
4:00		Clayton Carpenter defensive rebound
3:51	+3	Davion Buster makes three point jump shot (Ellis Jefferson assists)	26-31
3:36		Rocket Watts personal foul
3:50		TV timeout
3:36		Javian Davis turnover (Valentin Catt steals)
3:36		Rocket Watts personal foul
3:17		C.J. Roberts misses two point layup
3:15		Javian Davis defensive rebound
3:05		Rocket Watts misses three point jump shot
3:03		Javian Davis offensive rebound
2:47	+2	Rocket Watts makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)	26-33
2:32	+2	Lincoln Smith makes two point layup	28-33
2:09		Valentin Catt personal foul (D.J. Jeffries draws the foul)
2:09	+1	D.J. Jeffries makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-34
2:09		D.J. Jeffries misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:09		Garrison Brooks offensive rebound
1:54		Ellis Jefferson shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-35
1:54		Javian Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:54		Lincoln Smith defensive rebound
1:28		C.J. Roberts misses three point jump shot
1:26		Javian Davis defensive rebound
1:13		Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass)
0:52		D.J. Jeffries shooting foul (Clayton Carpenter draws the foul)
0:52		Clayton Carpenter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:33	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (Garrison Brooks assists)	28-38
0:52		Clayton Carpenter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:52		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
0:33	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (Garrison Brooks assists)	28-38
0:02	+2	C.J. Roberts makes two point floating jump shot	30-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LAM
Cardinals
30
MSST
Bulldogs
37

Time		Play	Score
19:30	+2	C.J. Roberts makes two point dunk	32-38
19:09	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)	32-40
19:07		Cardinals 30 second timeout
19:07		TV timeout
18:49		Deiman Reyes misses two point layup
18:47		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
18:38		Garrison Brooks misses two point layup
18:36		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
18:29		Tolu Smith misses two point tip shot
18:27		Garrison Brooks offensive rebound
18:23	+2	Garrison Brooks makes two point layup	32-42
18:21		Ellis Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (Tolu Smith steals)
18:21		Deiman Reyes personal foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
18:02		Garrison Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Davion Buster steals)
17:53	+2	C.J. Roberts makes two point layup	34-42
17:32		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
17:30		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
17:25	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point putback layup	34-44
17:10		Mason Senigaur misses three point jump shot
17:08		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
17:02		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
17:00		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
16:59		Clayton Carpenter personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
16:55		D.J. Jeffries turnover (lost ball) (Valentin Catt steals)
16:48		Tolu Smith shooting foul (C.J. Roberts draws the foul)
16:48		C.J. Roberts misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:48	+1	C.J. Roberts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-44
16:48	+1	C.J. Roberts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-44
16:31		Garrison Brooks misses three point jump shot
16:29		Davion Buster defensive rebound
16:06		Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
16:04		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup (D.J. Jeffries assists)	35-46
15:36		Valentin Catt misses two point hook shot
15:34		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
15:22		Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
15:20		D.J. Jeffries offensive rebound
15:13		Garrison Brooks misses two point hook shot
15:11		Valentin Catt defensive rebound
15:00	+2	Valentin Catt makes two point hook shot (C.J. Roberts assists)	37-46
14:36		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
14:34		Valentin Catt defensive rebound
14:24		Shakeel Moore blocks C.J. Roberts's two point layup
14:22		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
14:20		D.J. Jeffries misses two point layup
14:19		Ellis Jefferson defensive rebound
14:17		Valentin Catt misses two point dunk
14:16		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
14:16		TV timeout
14:05		Ellis Jefferson personal foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
13:50		Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
13:47		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
13:47		Avontez Ledet shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
13:47		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:47		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:47		Andersson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:47		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
13:43		Cameron Matthews misses two point tip shot
13:41		Lincoln Smith defensive rebound
13:21		Valentin Catt turnover (bad pass) (Rocket Watts steals)
13:02		Valentin Catt shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
13:02	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-47
13:02	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-48
12:50		Javian Davis shooting foul (C.J. Roberts draws the foul)
12:50	+1	C.J. Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-48
12:50	+1	C.J. Roberts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-48
12:39		Lincoln Smith shooting foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
12:39	+1	Javian Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-49
12:39		Javian Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:39		Lincoln Smith defensive rebound
12:13	+2	C.J. Roberts makes two point layup	41-49
11:46	+3	Rocket Watts makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	41-52
11:21		C.J. Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Shakeel Moore steals)
11:17		Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass)
11:17		TV timeout
11:03		Ellis Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
10:51	+3	Rocket Watts makes three point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	41-55
10:28		Cameron Matthews personal foul (C.J. Roberts draws the foul)
10:15	+2	Davion Buster makes two point layup	43-55
9:52	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Iverson Molinar assists)	43-57
9:52		Mason Senigaur shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
9:52		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:52		Deiman Reyes defensive rebound
9:38		C.J. Roberts misses two point jump shot
9:36		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
9:23		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
9:21		Mason Senigaur defensive rebound
9:21		Tolu Smith personal foul (Mason Senigaur draws the foul)
9:01		Ellis Jefferson misses three point jump shot
8:59		Deiman Reyes offensive rebound
8:59		Tolu Smith personal foul (Deiman Reyes draws the foul)
8:59		Ellis Jefferson misses two point jump shot
8:57		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
8:57		Deiman Reyes shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-58
8:43	+1	Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-59
8:22		Garrison Brooks blocks Lincoln Smith's two point layup
8:20		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
8:07	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point jump shot	43-61
7:36		C.J. Roberts misses two point jump shot
7:34		Bulldogs defensive rebound
7:34		TV timeout
7:12		Mason Senigaur shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
7:12	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-62
7:12		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:12		Mason Senigaur defensive rebound
6:54		Tolu Smith personal foul (Valentin Catt draws the foul)
6:38	+3	Avontez Ledet makes three point jump shot	46-62
6:20		D.J. Jeffries misses two point layup
6:18		Mason Senigaur defensive rebound
6:12	+3	Avontez Ledet makes three point jump shot (Ellis Jefferson assists)	49-62
6:12		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:50		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Ellis Jefferson steals)
5:40		Iverson Molinar personal foul (Ellis Jefferson draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Ellis Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-62
5:41	+1	Ellis Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-62
5:31		Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) (Avontez Ledet steals)
5:05		Shakeel Moore blocks Avontez Ledet's three point jump shot
5:03		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
5:03		Mason Senigaur personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
5:03		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:03	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-63
4:45		C.J. Roberts misses two point jump shot
4:43		Javian Davis defensive rebound
4:28		Javian Davis misses two point hook shot
4:26		Lincoln Smith defensive rebound
4:18		Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
4:16		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
3:59		Iverson Molinar misses three point jump shot
3:57		Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:57		TV timeout
3:45	+2	Iverson Molinar makes two point layup	51-65
3:28		C.J. Roberts misses three point jump shot
3:26		Lincoln Smith offensive rebound
3:18		Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
3:16		Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
3:16		Iverson Molinar misses two point layup
3:14		Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:12		Official timeout
3:09	+3	Iverson Molinar makes three point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	51-68
2:44	+2	Lincoln Smith makes two point layup	53-68
2:16		Garrison Brooks turnover (bad pass)
2:09		Shakeel Moore shooting foul (C.J. Roberts draws the foul)
2:10		C.J. Roberts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:10		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
1:55		Clayton Carpenter personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
1:55		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:55	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-69
1:45	+2	C.J. Roberts makes two point layup	55-69
1:33	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point dunk (Cameron Matthews assists)	55-71
1:21		Garrison Brooks shooting foul (C.J. Roberts draws the foul)
1:21	+1	C.J. Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-71
1:21		Cardinals 60 second timeout
1:21		C.J. Roberts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:21		Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
1:11		Lincoln Smith personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
1:11	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-72
1:11	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-73
1:02	+2	C.J. Roberts makes two point driving layup	58-73
0:31		Iverson Molinar misses two point floating jump shot
0:29		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
0:23	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	58-75
0:12	+2	C.J. Roberts makes two point jump shot	60-75
0:00		End of period

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C.J. Roberts makes two point jump shot